Not on display

Mosaic

ca. 1864 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This is a fragmentary wall mosaic made by Samuel Cooper in England in about 1864. This mosaic represents the head of a female saint in adoration. This mosaic is in a wooden frame and executed in olive, brown grey and black tesserae after Bertini of Milan.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Olive, brown grey and black tesserae in a wooden frame
Brief description
Wall mosaic, in olive, brown, grey and black tesserae in a wooden frame, representing the head of a female saint, after Bertini of Milan, by Samuel Cooper, English, ca. 1864
Physical description
Wall mosaic, fragmentary. Representing the head of a female saint in adoration; executed in olive, brown grey and black tesserae after Bertini of Milan. In wooden frame.
Dimensions
  • Height: 40cm
  • Width: 31.43cm
Subject depicted
Summary
This is a fragmentary wall mosaic made by Samuel Cooper in England in about 1864. This mosaic represents the head of a female saint in adoration. This mosaic is in a wooden frame and executed in olive, brown grey and black tesserae after Bertini of Milan.
Bibliographic references
  • Inventory of Art Objects acquired in the Year 1865. Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol. 1. London : Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 47
  • Cf. Graham, Clare. 'A Noble Kind of Practice': The Society of Arts Art-Workmanship Competitions, 1863-71. The Burlington Magazine. June 1993, vol. 135. no. 1083
Collection
Accession number
152-1865

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Record createdApril 8, 2008
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